Top 9 Aggressive Chess Defenses

Even as black, you can be extremely aggressive in your chess games. This is my list of the top 9 aggressive chess opening defenses. Let me know what your favorite aggressive openings are.

0:00 - Intro
0:33 - #9 Dragon Defense
1:49 - #8 Falkbeer Counter Gambit
2:48 - #7 Nimzo-Indian Defense
3:40 - #6 Icelandic Gambit
5:00 - #5 Schliemann Gambit
5:54 - #4 Latvian Gambit
6:42 - #3 Rousseau Gambit
7:24 - #2 Stafford Gambit
8:30 - #1 Traxler Counter Attack

[kayanims]

I prefer the traxler counter attack or the albin counter gambit. Still learning the Stafford gambit

[vivaankhalpada]

Stafford gambit on Kevin’s channel
Eric Rosen: Oh no my queen

[TS-ikqd]

I always appreciate your videos. Please keep making them. I would love to see more occasional coverage of higher level games/tournaments. I thoroughly enjoy your perspective and delivery. Thanks for the content.

[raphaelhudson]

Scandinavian modern is such an underrated opening . Not just the Icelandic but most of the lines black gets and immediate kingside attack, especially in what I call the “knight trade line” which seems to be the most common non gm response which is 3nc3 nxn nxn qxn . The only difficult line for black is 3D4 where probably he is best off transposing back to the Qxd5 line rather than going for an alekheine type set up.

[jonathonallen]

The Sicilian Dragon variations are my favourite strategic openings as black.

[theplayzpaidoff]

I knew a few of these openers, although I like literally every opener you've shown me that I didn't know. (Roughly 6 of them)
Its possible we have the same mindset in terms of positional goals.

[trex]

Love your channel. Traxler doesn't works if White plays Kf1 after Bf2 check. I was very confident after I learnt all the variations of Traxler but after I saw that my opponent played Kf1, I was completely shook. I finally understood why Stockfish shows -3 in analysis after you play Bc5. IM Rozman etc. recommend it because a lower rated player will fall in the trap but a higher rated patient player won't. Hence it is always adviced to play d5 and go for the normal variation of Fried Liver Attack.

[Tele]

I like the Scandinavian defense alot, I’ll have to try out the Icelandic! Thanks!

[WilliamJonesChess]

For White: Smith-Morra Gambit against the Sicilian is a dangerous opening to meet!
For Black: Sicilian Najdorf is up there as one of the most aggressive openings!

[BrianPatrick]

Would love to see some recap videos where you break down tournament games .

[ouasselbentahar]

I fucken love you kevin from the chess website i grew up watchikg your videos man !!!

[tonyyoung]

Kevin, I really learned a lot from your videos in the past, but I would have loved this 1 more if you showed the continued lines in these openings, maybe like Igor of Remote Chess Academy.
Also, playing F5 was the key to like 3 defenses in a row. Maybe you could have made a separate video for F5 in different openings, & explaining the pros & cons of the lines like you did in your other videos, or at least say "I made a video on that, ill leave a link in the description for you." 😜

[glaziersgamingchannel]

Thank you for inspiring me for playing a black piece, I am originally playing dragon defense on white ngl

[TheBinaryWolf]

The Stafford seems to offer the ability to be aggressive yet safe if wishing to abort midway in the opening and play it safe.

Thanks for all your excellent tutorials.

[elliegale]

That last move, you say in this traxler counter attack you’re also attacking aggressively their f2 square, but we aren’t protected by the knight the way theirs is.

[cbensuardisimo]

“Wanna respond with an agressive defense? No problem, just give up the F pawn and you’re good to go”

[superduper]

you helped me get my elo to 1500, its low but I would have never made it without you

[powcon_roblox]

Ty for the Icelandic gambit u posted like five years ago

[pellythirteen]

Since you are fond of playing the f-pawn, what do you think about the next response to the Bird-opening .
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 h5 !? which almost prevents White from castling K-side while Black wants to caste Q-side.

[thes_unit]

Hey Kevin! Can you do a video on the Lucchini Gambit and the Rousseau Gambit? These are some of my favorite gambits, but no one posts really good videos on them. I really love your style of teaching chess!